Artists and organizations have long played a critical role in catalyzing change around the most pressing issues throughout our community. They are organizers, conveners, and truth-tellers, using their platforms to illuminate, cultivate understanding, and breathe empathy. Too often, however, they operate under-resourced and overworked, a...
A reflective piece that draws in Kunya’s personal experience as an artist and arts leader and the first step towards building community through the arts....
Before reading my thoughts on Anti-Asian violence, I encourage you to read the words of the Asian American Leaders Table. In the first two months of 2021, Asian Americans reported being targeted more than 500 times according to Stop AAPI Hate. Five. Hundred. Times. ...
It is no secret that our local nonprofits are consistently stepping up to support our community, and we at The Miami Foundation are lucky enough to get a front-row seat to witness it, particularly through the work of our Community Grants award winners each year....
Through this year’s Community Grants ‘Sustainable Environment’ category, The Miami Foundation aims to fund solutions to the environmental concerns our community faces – and in particular, those that are affecting our most vulnerable populations. ...
It is no secret that our local nonprofits are consistently stepping up to support our community, and we at The Miami Foundation are lucky enough to get a front-row seat to witness it, particularly through the work of our Community Grants award winners each year....
The Miami Foundation is excited to share our revised Community Grants program with you. We have listened and learned with community members, nonprofit organizations, and local leaders to guide these updates that seek to serve you better....
The new year has profoundly renewed the Foundation’s conviction and energy to build on the momentum and lessons of 2020, a year of relentless challenges and social reckoning....
Only a few months into 2020 it became clear that our community was bracing for a year like no other. As schools, restaurants, parks, and shops closed down, the ripple effect of lost income and strained families came to a boiling point....
Necessity truly is a mother of innovation. Arts were one of the hardest hit industries in the face of COVID-19, and the restrictions for live events forced a new kind of creativity. Considering the tremendous footprint arts have in Miami, the health of our artists and arts institutions reach every facet of our community, from our...